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H.B. 247

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SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT AUTHORITY

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TO PROVIDE JAIL FACILITIES

             3     
2007 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: John G. Mathis

             6     
Senate Sponsor: Kevin T. Van Tassell

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill modifies provisions relating to special service districts that are authorized to
             11      provide jail facilities.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    modifies a provision authorizing a special service district to provide jail facilities so
             15      that it applies to all special service districts, not just those in a county of the first
             16      class; and
             17          .    limits application of certain administrative control board provisions to special
             18      service districts providing jail service that are established by counties of the first
             19      class.
             20      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             21          None
             22      Other Special Clauses:
             23          None
             24      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             25      AMENDS:
             26          17A-2-1304, as last amended by Chapter 260, Laws of Utah 2005
             27          17A-2-1326, as last amended by Chapter 83, Laws of Utah 2006


             28     
             29      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             30          Section 1. Section 17A-2-1304 is amended to read:
             31           17A-2-1304. Establishing special service districts -- Improvement districts within
             32      special service districts.
             33          (1) (a) A county or a municipality may establish a special service district for the
             34      purpose of providing within the area of the special service district any of the following services
             35      or any combination of them:
             36          (i) water;
             37          (ii) sewerage;
             38          (iii) drainage;
             39          (iv) flood control;
             40          (v) garbage;
             41          (vi) health care;
             42          (vii) transportation;
             43          (viii) recreation;
             44          (ix) fire protection and, if fire protection services are provided, emergency medical or
             45      ambulance or both;
             46          (x) [in a county of the first class,] providing, operating, and maintaining jail facilities
             47      for the confinement of municipal, state, and other detainees and prisoners;
             48          (xi) street lighting;
             49          (xii) consolidated 911 and emergency dispatch;
             50          (xiii) animal shelter and control; and
             51          (xiv) receiving federal mineral lease funds under Title 59, Chapter 21, Mineral Lease
             52      Funds, and expending those funds on economic development activities that:
             53          (A) promote the creation of jobs; and
             54          (B) do not compete with existing retail establishments within the special service
             55      district.
             56          (b) Snow removal services may be provided in special service districts established
             57      under this section to more effectively carry out the purposes of those special service districts.
             58          (c) These services may be provided through facilities or systems acquired or


             59      constructed for that purpose through construction, purchase, lease, contract, gift, or
             60      condemnation or any combination of the above.
             61          (d) Special service districts may contract with a franchised, certificated public utility
             62      for the construction and operation of an electrical service distribution system within the special
             63      service district.
             64          (2) (a) The area within any special service district may include all or any part of the
             65      county or municipality that established it except that:
             66          (i) a special service district may not include the area of any other special service district
             67      established by the same county or municipality that is now providing the same service
             68      proposed to be supplied by the new special service district;
             69          (ii) a special service district established by a county may contain all or a part of any
             70      municipality or of an existing improvement district that provides the same service proposed to
             71      be provided by the special service district, but only with the consent of the governing authority
             72      as provided in a resolution or ordinance adopted by the governing authority; and
             73          (iii) a special service district may not include any area not directly benefitted by the
             74      services provided under this section without the consent of the nonbenefitted landowner.
             75          (b) All parts of a special service district need not be contiguous.
             76          (3) (a) As provided in Section 17A-2-1315 , the governing authority of any special
             77      service district created under this part may create one or more improvement districts within the
             78      boundaries of the special service district by following the procedures in, and meeting the
             79      requirements of, Chapter 3, Part 2, County Improvement District Act, or Part 3, Utah
             80      Municipal Improvement District Act.
             81          (b) The intent to create an improvement district need not be present at the time a
             82      special service district is organized.
             83          (c) Any improvement district created within the boundaries of a special service district
             84      may only be organized to undertake projects or improvements for which the special service
             85      district creating that improvement district was organized.
             86          (d) The special service district shall meet all procedural requirements for creating an
             87      improvement district at the time the improvement district is created, as provided in Section
             88      17A-2-1315 and in Chapter 3, Part 2, County Improvement District Act, or Part 3, Utah
             89      Municipal Improvement District Act.


             90          (e) In determining whether or not a project or improvement undertaken by an
             91      improvement district is within the scope of the purposes for which the special service district
             92      creating that improvement district was organized, any project or improvement reasonably
             93      related to the purposes for which the special service district creating that improvement district
             94      was organized is considered to be within the scope of those purposes.
             95          (4) The creation of a special service district to provide jail services as provided in
             96      Subsection (1)(a)(x) does not affect the ability of a municipality under Section 10-8-58 to
             97      provide, operate, and maintain facilities for the temporary incarceration, not to exceed 72
             98      hours, of persons charged with the violation of a municipal ordinance.
             99          Section 2. Section 17A-2-1326 is amended to read:
             100           17A-2-1326. Administrative control board -- Powers -- Compensation.
             101          (1) (a) The legislative body of a municipality or county that has established a special
             102      service district may, by resolution adopted at the time of the establishment or at any time
             103      afterwards, create an administrative control board for the special service district.
             104          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(f), each administrative control board shall
             105      consist of at least three and no more than seven persons.
             106          (ii) (A) If a county establishes a service district that includes all or part of one or more
             107      municipalities or one or more improvement districts organized under Title 17A, Chapter 2, Part
             108      3, County Improvement Districts for Water, Sewerage, Flood Control, Electric, and Gas, to
             109      provide the same service as the service district, the municipality or improvement district may
             110      appoint one member to represent it on any administrative control board created.
             111          (B) A member appointed under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A) may, but need not, be a
             112      qualified elector of the service district.
             113          (c) (i) If a service district is providing commodities, services, or facilities to an
             114      institution of higher education, that institution may appoint the number of members necessary
             115      to assure that it has at least 1/3 of the total of the board members to represent it on the board.
             116          (ii) Members appointed under Subsection (1)(c)(i) may, but need not, be qualified
             117      electors of the service district.
             118          (d) The number of members of the administrative control board shall be increased by
             119      the number of improvement district, municipal, or institution of higher education members
             120      appointed.


             121          (e) (i) Except as provided in Subsections (1)(b)(ii)(B), (c)(ii), and (e)(ii), each member
             122      of an administrative control board shall be a qualified elector of the service district.
             123          (ii) A member of an administrative control board may be other than a qualified elector
             124      of the service district if at least 90% of the owners of property located within the service
             125      district are not qualified electors of the service district.
             126          (f) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(b), [each administrative control board of] if a
             127      special service district [that] established by a county of the first class provides jail services as
             128      provided in Subsection 17A-2-1304 (1)(a)(x), the administrative control board of that special
             129      service district shall consist of nine members, three of whom shall be selected from a list of at
             130      least six recommendations from the county sheriff, three of whom shall be selected from a list
             131      of at least six recommendations from the municipalities within the county, and three of whom
             132      shall be selected from a list of at least six recommendations from the county executive.
             133          (2) Members of the administrative control board other than improvement district,
             134      municipal, or institution of higher education members shall be either appointed or elected as
             135      provided in Title 17A, Chapter 1, Part 3, Special District Board Selection Procedures.
             136          (3) (a) If a service district was established to provide either water or sewerage service
             137      or both, the governing authority may by resolution adopted at or after the time of establishment,
             138      or if the service district was established before March 29, 1983, or within 90 days after that
             139      date, create an administrative control board according to Subsection (1).
             140          (b) A resolution creating a service district for water or sewerage purposes adopted
             141      under Section 17A-2-1305 after March 29, 1983, shall identify all existing water and sewerage
             142      districts within the area of the proposed service district.
             143          (4) (a) One-half of the members initially elected or appointed shall serve two-year
             144      terms and 1/2 shall serve four year terms.
             145          (b) The initial terms shall be determined by lot.
             146          (5) (a) The legislative body of the municipality or county that established the service
             147      district may, by resolution, delegate any of its powers to the administrative control board,
             148      including the power to act as the governing authority of the service district and to exercise all
             149      or any of the powers provided for in Sections 17A-2-1314 , 17A-2-1316 , 17A-2-1320 , and
             150      17A-2-1321 .
             151          (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this part, the legislative body of the


             152      municipality or county may not delegate the power to:
             153          (i) levy a tax on the taxable property of the service district;
             154          (ii) issue bonds payable from taxes;
             155          (iii) call or hold an election for the authorization of the tax or bonds;
             156          (iv) levy assessments;
             157          (v) issue interim warrants or bonds payable from those assessments; or
             158          (vi) appoint a board of equalization under Section 17A-3-217 or Section 17A-3-317 .
             159          (6) The county or municipal legislative body that created the district may revoke in
             160      whole or in part any power or authority delegated to an administrative control board or other
             161      officers or employees.
             162          (7) Administrative control board members may receive compensation and
             163      reimbursement of expenses as provided in Section 17B-2-404 to the same extent as if they were
             164      members of a board of trustees of a local district.
             165          (8) If [a county] the legislative body of a county of the first class establishes an
             166      administrative control board under this section for a special service district that provides jail
             167      service as provided in Subsection 17A-2-1304 (1)(a)(x), the administrative control board may
             168      review and approve any amount charged to the special service district as reimbursement to the
             169      county for services provided under Subsection 17A-2-1314 (1)(g) before the amount is included
             170      in the special service district budget.




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